WEX

Tax Manager

WEX

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Manchester • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £80,000 - £94,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Setting the tax strategy for WEX in Europe across both indirect and direct taxes.
  • Advise on the indirect tax implications of new products, operating in new jurisdictions and other business initiatives across Europe. This covers both taxable and exempt businesses.
  • Responsible for reviewing and approving direct and indirect tax returns and associated analysis and support.
  • Ownership of parent company Group tax relationship, based in the US.
  • Responsible for management of tax audits.
  • Responsible for accounting for income taxes at Group level and for international subsidiaries with support from third party professional advisors.
  • Responsible for draft transfer pricing agreements and management fee arrangements.
  • Coach and supervise tax assistant manager.
  • Responsibility for ensuring payroll tax compliance in all countries in conjunction with HR.
  • Liaison with operating management on tax issues and accounting staff on tax accounting issues.
  • Ensuring and enhancing (where required) appropriate internal controls to ensure the accurate accounting for taxes.
  • Departmental liaison with IT staff on all technical matters relating to tax applications.
  • Ownership of tax risk management.

Requirements

  • Experience in Indirect Tax in industry and/or consulting (ideally a combination of both)
  • License/Certification: CTA Qualified or equivalent
  • Degree level education preferred
  • Advanced excel and adaptive systems skills
  • Must have a demonstrated hands-on approach and success in working in a team-based environment
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and solid analytical and organizational skills.
  • Cooperativeness, flexibility, ability to collaborate and work across functions in a team oriented environment.
  • Strong ability to use time efficiently to meet multiple deadlines and to take responsibility for completing assignments with minimal supervision.
  • Proficiency in Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and AdobeSign or similar.
Benefits
  • Highly competitive salary
  • Annual STIP Bonus
  • 37.5-hour week – Monday to Friday
  • Hybrid working- from either our Manchester or London Bridge office
  • Industry leading pension scheme
  • Private Medical
  • 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays – with the opportunity to purchase additional holidays
  • Life assurance
  • Income protection
  • Gym Flex membership
  • Discounts & perks platform
  • Employee wellbeing

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Indirect TaxDirect TaxTax ReturnsTransfer PricingPayroll Tax ComplianceTax AuditsTax AccountingTax StrategyAccounting for Income TaxesTax Risk Management
Soft skills
Attention to DetailWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationAnalytical SkillsOrganizational SkillsCooperativenessFlexibilityCollaborationTime ManagementTeamwork
Certifications
CTA Qualified